Story by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill | National Guard Bureau | 08.07.2018
OISE-AISNE AMERICAN CEMETERY, France (8/7/18) – Thousands of headstones silently testify to the American sacrifice at the Second Battle of the Marne 100 years ago – a sacrifice the chief of the National Guard Bureau honored recently....
Story by Sgt. Harley Robinson | 9th Marine Corps District | 06.17.2018
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Marine Corps Recruiting Station (RS) St. Louis commemorates the Battle of Belleau Wood at the Missouri History Museum June 17, 2018. This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood where 5th and 6th Marine Regiment, many of whom enlisted from St. Louis, fought and paid the ultimate sacrifice....
Story by Maj. Lindsey Elder | 8th Theater Sustainment Command | 06.07.2018
More than 800 members of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command came together on June 6 to be photographed as part of a "living insignia," or human re-creation of the subdued patch worn by those in the unit, celebrating it’s 50th birthday this year....
Story by Spc. Keegan Costello | 27th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.23.2017
The 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division held a ceremony at the 3-6 Battalion Headquarters, Fort Drum, on October 23, 2017 to recognize the 100th Anniversary of the first round fired by the American Expeditionary Forces in WW1....
Story by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 07.31.2017
IWO JIMA, Japan – More than 70 years ago, during World War II, a group of Native-American Marines known as Navajo Code Talkers used their native tongue, Navajo, to transmit secret strategic messages via radios....
Story by Sgt. Michael Giles | 36th Infantry Division (TXARNG) | 07.18.2017
The 36th Infantry Division celebrates its 100th anniversary July 18, 2017 and soldiers from the division honored their 100-year legacy of service during their July drill, with sweat, reverence and festivities. The celebration began as several hundred soldiers marched along Congress Avenue from across Lady Bird Lake and up to the Texas State Capitol. When they arrived, they stood in......
Story by Spc. Christina Clardy | 36th Infantry Division (TXARNG) | 07.15.2017
On the morning of July 15th, Texas' own 36th Infantry Division held a change of command ceremony on the Texas State Capitol steps as Maj. Gen. Lester Simpson, officially relinquished command to the new commander, Maj. Gen. S. Lee Henry....
Story by Staff Sgt. David Clemenko | 77th Sustainment Brigade | 06.10.2017
NEW YORK CITY, -N.Y. - Soldiers, retirees, civilians and city officials met in one of the most iconic parks in the country to pay tribute to those Soldiers from the 77th Infantry Division who lost their lives during World War I....
